Billy Unger
Super Powers On Set, Super
Personality Off Set!
By Rych McCain,international/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
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| Billy Unger (Photo Courtesy M&H) |
He
has the solid handsome looks that his female fans crave and adore while
starring on the hit Disney show “Lab
Rats.” One can easily conger up the images of a stereo type, conceded TV
star but a personal encounter with teen actor Billy Unger quickly obliterates
any negative perceptions one might conceive of this young thespian. As with
many teen actors, Unger started in the biz at a young age and had roles in TV
shows such as “Scrubs,” “Cold Case,” and “Desperate Housewives” and appearances
in movies like “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” “Crank: High Voltage,”
“You Again,” and “Cop Dog” to mention some and has won several “Young Artist
Awards” The Palm Beach, Florida native now living in LA plays guitar and
graduated from high school three years early and is currently taking college
courses. Unger plays the character of
Chase on the hit Disney Channel TV Series “Lab Rats.” When asked to describe
the show and his role, he enthusiastically responses, “It’s very similar to
“Wizards of Waverly Place” (another teen Disney show), in that we have these
super abilities and we’re trying to keep it under wraps. We’re trying to live
normal lives without letting anyone know that we have these super abilities and
that we are in a way superheroes.”
Unger further describes the basic premise of
the show saying, “Lab Rats” is a Disney original series about three bionic,
superhuman children living in an underground laboratory. Our creator who is
very much like Tony Stark from “Iron Man,” gets married and the woman that he
married son moves in with him. So now he has a step son who wonders around the
house and discovers us in this underground laboratory. We really hit it off, we
become best friends, all four of us and he starts talking about all of these
wonderful and amazing things that we have yet to experience because we have
been locked in this underground lab for most of our lives. He starts talking
about school, going to the mall, texting, cell phones, friends, birthday
parties and stuff like that. And we’re
like, that’s what we want! We’ve lived in this underground lab all of our
lives, we’re being trained to become these superheroes, to go on these
dangerous missions to save the world but what we really want is just to be
normal kids. So we sneak off to go to school.”
When looking at the many subjects a show like
this can cover such as bullying etc., Unger stresses, “Kids will relate to the
fact that we don’t fit in. At first and even still, we don’t fit in whatsoever.
We are the underdogs and the whole storyline is that we are trying to make
those friends. We’re doing what ever we have to do to live normal lives. If we
could, we’d give up the mission, super human life all together and just be
normal kids but we can’t. That’s something we have to carry with us no matter
where we go.” How does Unger break down his character Chase? He relates, “My
character Chase’s ability is that he is super intelligent. When it comes to
going on these dangerous missions wanting to save the world, he is the youngest
one but he is the leader. When in doubt, look to Chase, he will figure it out
and all three of us will execute the plan perfectly. Chase is the one who lays
out the entire plan and says, look, this is what we have to do if we want to
complete this mission and thank God, we have yet to fail a mission. If we do
fail a mission it could mean the end of the world. Kids are going to love that
because we’re just children but we’re out saving the world!”
On the personal
side, Unger is preparing himself for life after Disney by staying in touch his
action and drama sides for the type of roles that the mouse doesn’t offer and
is well aware of the so-called “Disney Curse” with plans to avoid the drug bug,
alcoholic, bad ex-Disney kid route. Unger has a good team and a great family
that keeps him grounded. The ladies will love the fact that Unger is attracted
to females who could be friends first, dresses on the cool, hip, rockerish side
and loves his Aviator sun glasses
©
2012 Rych McCain
Media/Syndication TM
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